You can’t expect to get a proper shave without the right lather, and that all comes down to the best shaving soap for the job. Shave soaps do more than just lather up your face for a close shave: they protect your skin, provide essential oils and nutrients, and work to protect you from ingrown hair, razor burn and irritation from inclimate weather. Sounds like an important task, so don’t leave it up to a can of Barbasol to do the trick. With a proper shaving kit, it’s time to remove the badger hair shaving brush from its pedestal, and get lathering.

The Best Shaving Soap

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Proraso Shaving Soap in a Bowl

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Don’t have a shaving bowl? Not a problem. Proraso gives you this massive puck of soap in a cup, so you won’t even need a shaving bowl to get started. 5.20 ounces of product help you to get a closer shave, and more comfortable skin when you put away that safety razor. Ingredients like coconut oil and eucalyptus not only go easy on your skin but help to hydrate deep and work as a facial moisturizer at the same time. With this quantity, Proraso gives you fantastic value that can last for up to ten months on average. Consider how often you go through spray foam shaving cream (and how dry it leaves your skin), and size up the cost. It’s a no-brainer.

Key Features:

Comes in its own shaving bowl

5.20 ounces of product

Fortified with ingredients like coconut oil and eucalyptus

Specification:

BrandProraso

Model8004395001149

Weight3.2 ounces

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Henry Cavendish Himalaya Shaving Soap

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Henry Cavendish was a brand we first discovered when looking up quality safety razors. They seemed to have the shaving game down pat, but it’s one thing to actually walk the walk. WIth their Himalaya shaving soap, they’ve hit the nail on the head. The ingredients list is so minuscule that you’ll be surprised, and your skin will be delighted. The all-natural components don’t irritate skin, and in fact, leave it feeling softer and more rejuvenated than ever before. You get a 3.80-ounce puck, which just needs twenty seconds in the microwave to melt, and that’s going to last you for up to six months. A small investment for a rich shave.

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Van Der Hagen Deluxe Shave Soap

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What if we told you that you could get the next three years of shaving soap for a super small cost? Van Der Hagen is another shaving giant, and they’ve taken to offering you a bulk deal. You get twelve separate 2.50-ounce boxes of shaving soap, each fitted to last you for about three to four months based on their moisturizer content. That moisturizer, by the way, not only helps to protect your skin from ingrown hairs but makes it feel baby soft after you’ve cleaned off your razor. There’s barely any scent, but an absolutely enormous boost in your skin’s vitality. For gents with sensitive skin, allowing Van Der Hagen to give you a closer shave with less irritation, and work as a facial moisturizer in the process.

Key Features:

Twelve separate 2.50-ounce boxes

Works well on coarse hair for a smooth shave

Contains a high volume of moisturizer for skincare

Specification:

BrandVan der Hagen

Weight2.4 ounces

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Col. Conk Shave Soap Variety Pack

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One of the benefits of shave soap is the light bit of scent that mingles with our deodorant and cologne. You get to play around with different scents, work up different aromas, and stick with the one you like. Think of Col. Conk Shave Soaps as a hardcore sampler pack with over one full year of use. Each 2.25-ounce puck should last you between three and four months with daily shaving, which is not only a bang for your buck but also gives you a way to try something new without dipping into the piggy bank. If you’re not crazy about the scents, don’t worry: the aroma lasts for between three to five hours and is very light.

Key Features:

Four pack of 2.25-ounce soap containers

Gives a thick, frothy lather

Provides a light masculine scent for five hours

Specification:

BrandCol. Ichabod Conk

Weight12 ounces

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Shaving Soap, by Men’s Soap Company

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Do you have any idea how many horrible, low-grade gift style men’s shaving soaps are on the market? Way. Too. Many. Men’s Soap Company was born out of this because these gents were sick of all the poor quality shaving soap that was constantly shoved into men’s faces. You get a light scent from Himalayan pink salt, as well as four full ounces of all-natural ingredients to get the best shave of your life. Zero irritants, even for gents with extremely sensitive skin. In short, if you’re a man, you can use this soap without worrying about negative effects. No chemicals, no bells, and whistles, just some solid soap that, in combination with a good razor, gives you a close and honest shave.

Key Features:

Himalaya scent and smoothness

All-natural ingredient list means zero irritation

4.00 ounces of smooth shaving soap

Specification:

BrandMen’s Soap Company

Weight4 ounces

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The Blade’s Grim Gold Luxury Shaving Soap

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You don’t get many brands that are actually full-out handmade anymore. The Blade’s Grim is totally different, because it’s not only handmade but done so exclusively in America. Their formula consists of nothing but all-natural products, giving you the gold standard of men’s luxury that the packaging implies. You get four ounces of product, averaging about seven months of use. It would be simple to insert a Grim Reaper scythe shaving pun here, so we won’t (but imagine if we did). In all seriousness, it does give you an excellently close shave and leaves a masculine scent on your skin that’s detectable for up to eight hours on average. Be sure to also check out our list of the best shaving creams for more great items like this.

Key Features:

4.00 ounces of shaving soap

All-natural ingredient list

A masculine scent, handmade in America

Specification:

BrandThe Blades Grim

ModelGB-SOAP-SMLD-4OZ

Weight3.2 ounces

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Shaving Soap, by Sir Hare

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Yes, we’re asking you to trust a rabbit with a mustache. Sir Hare all-natural shaving soap was designed to bring back the barbershop feeling of the 1950s, and they’ve even incorporated a ton of old-world scents into this, such as cedarwood and oakmoss. Sir Hare makes everything in the United States, handmade and crafted in small batches to ensure their gold standard of quality. They’ve also eliminated the need for a shaving bowl by putting four ounces of product in an eight-ounce container, making it perfect to melt, lather and shave without the extra steps. After you finish shaving, make sure you put on one of the aftershaves from our list.

Key Features:

Fully handmade in the United States

4.00 ounces of shaving soap

Includes ingredients used in 1950’s barbershops, such as cedarwood

Specification:

BrandSir Hare

Weight3.2 ounces

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Mitchell’s Wool Fat Shave Soap

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Mitchell’s shaving soap is designed to turn you into a true Scot. Well, that’s not accurate, but it does come from Scotland, and it’s completely handmade. If you’re trying to shave areas of your beard or protect your skin, this is the way to do it. This thick puck of shaving soap is designed to last for six to eight months on average. Thanks to the specially curated list of ingredients, you’ll not only experience a close shave, but your skin will feel baby soft after the fact. Mitchell’s didn’t hide behind some cryptic branding or complicated packaging: they make good shaving soap, and that’s good enough for us. To prepare your skin for shaving, check out our list of the best pre-shave oil.

Key Features:

Handmade in Scotland

4.00 ounces of shaving soap

Moisturizing attributes

Specification:

BrandMitchell’s

ModelLUXURY SHAVING SOAP SSR/1

Weight4.8 ounces

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Sandalwood Shaving Soap, by Taylor of Old Bond Street

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Sandalwood is basically the first building block of beard and facial hair. It’s used to create beard brushes and combs, it’s in the best beard oils, and is just one of the best things for your face skin. That’s why good old Taylor of Old Bond Street put it to good use in this high-quality shaving soap. You get 3.50 ounces of soap, and the best part is that they include it in a wooden shaving bowl. While it’s nothing special, it’s better than the greasy feeling that oversized plastic containers usually give. Get a closer shave like a proper gent, and quietly thank Taylor on the way out, because you look like a total boss. Now own the day. Love this product? Check out our review of the best shaving kits for our top picks.

Key Features:

3.50 ounces of shaving soap

Authentic British shaving soap

Includes standard wooden shaving bowl

Specification:

BrandTaylor of Old Bond Street

Model01050

Weight3.52 ounces

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Gentleman Jon Sandalwood Shaving Soap

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We’ve been over this: sandalwood is one of the best things on the planet for your face. Gentleman Jon also created one of the best shaving kits we’ve ever seen, so the two just go together like PB & J. Gentleman Jon created this smooth shaving soap from a list of all-natural ingredients, all compressed into this 2.25-ounce puck. You’ll find that this lasts for up to four months on average if you shave every other day. If you’re looking to grab inexpensive, high-quality shave soap, it’s time to say hello to Gentleman Jon. This also makes a perfect grooming gift for your loved ones.